DRiving Automotive Industry WorkForce Transformation (DRIFT): Excellence and Innovation in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity. AI. Automotive. Paving the Road Ahead.
DRIVING Automotive Industry WorkForce Transformation (DRIFT) is a collaborative initiative focused on advancing cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) in the automotive industry. Led by six academic institutions, DRIFT provides specialized training programs to equip professionals with the skills needed to tackle the challenges of connected and autonomous vehicles.
Coalition Institutions
- Oakland U, CAE-CD
- Sinclair Community College,
CAE-CD - U Of Delaware, CAE-CD
- Worcester Polytechnic
Institute, CAE-R - U of Michigan-Dearbom
- Cleveland State University
Expertise & Experience
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence
- Autonomous Driving and
Connected Vehicles - Research Development
- Curriculum Development
- Workforce Development
Workforce Trainings
- 33 Tutorials (8 hours each)
- 28 Workshops (16 hours each)
- 22 Modules (32 hours each)
- 3 Stackable Badges (48
contact hours each) - 7 Stackable Graduate
Certificates (3 courses each)
Industry Partners
- General Motors (GM)
- Ford
- Stellantis
- Continental
- Dataspeed, Inc.
- Intrepid Control Systems
- Tier-IV
- BEARS
Infrastructure Facilities
- MCity Test Facility
- CAR Lab, a test ground for
autonomous driving - D-STAR, hub for innovation
in the State of Delaware - BluelCE, digital twin-based
test suite - Others: HydraOne, outdoor
testbed
Collaborations
- UC Davis Coalition
(SWEEPS team) - Purdue Northwest Coalition